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Solution # 1: Hospitalization
Solution # 2: Support Groups & Therapy

Grohol, John M. "Psych Central: Anorexia Nervosa Treatment." Psych Central - Trusted Mental Health, Depression, Bipolar, ADHD and Psychology Information . Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx2t.htm>.

  • People with an eating disorder will go against hospitalization
  • Will get rewards for eating meals and not throwing up afterwards
  • Privileges will be given to patient as weight is gained
  • Patients are to set a weight that they want to be at when hospitalization is over
  • If patients don't cooperate with instructions, process will be slower
  • Patients should be monitored to make sure they don't throw up after eating
  • Starting calorie intake: 1500-2000 (more calories per day when patient gains weight)
  • Patient should eat six times a day
  • Might be fed by a liquid food supplement (sustagen) or IV

"Eating Disorder Treatment Differences - Avalon Hills Treatment Center." Eating Disorder Clinic | Avalon Hills. 2011. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://www.avalonhills.org/info/eating-disorder-treatment-differences.html>.

  • Hospitalization should only be for serious cases (death or medical trauma)
  • Hospitals offer medication and different options to gain weight
  • Anti-depressant drugs may be distributed
  • Patient usually sent to a therapist afterwards
  • Will only want to get help if they realize problem they are facing
  • Patients have supervision at all times

Smith, Melinda, Suzanne Barston, Robert Segal, and Jeanne Segal. "Binge Eating Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Help." Helpguide.org: Expert, Ad-free Articles Help Empower You with Knowledge, Support & Hope. Oct. 2011. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://helpguide.org/mental/binge_eating_disorder.htm>.

Therapy:
  • Helps stop binging, or starving
  • Teaches healthy actions
  • Monitors what you eat
  • Helps with stress
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy: thoughts and behaviors on eating disorders, education on nutrition, weight loss
  • Interpersonal-psychotherapy: learning good communication skills and getting support from others to forget about disorder
  • Dialectical behavior therapy: teaches self-acceptance, controlling emotions, and handling stress (individual and groups sessions)

Support Groups:
  • Support from other people helps break habits
  • Support can come from family, friends, therapists
  • Healthy to relate to people going through same problems
  • Group therapy
  • Trained volunteers or health professionals host
  • Give and get advice from each other
  • different health professionals are psychiatrists, therapists, eating disorder specialists, nutritionists, obesity specialists
  • Most important goal: losing or gaining weight depending on disorder